Dyestuffs of the anthraquinone series and a process for their manufacture



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Patented Feb. 13, 1951 21:1 4 2 2,541,623 DYESTUFFS OF THE ANTHRAQUINONE SE- RIES AND A PROCESS FACTURE FOR THEIR MANU- Samuel von Allmen and Hans Eggenberger, Basel, Switzerland, assignors to Sandnz Ltd Basel, Switzerland, a Swiss firm I No Drawing. Application August 19,1947; Serial I No. 769,520. In Switzerland July16, 1943 Claims.

The present invention is a continuation-inpart application of our co-pending patent application Ser. No. 541,287, filed on June 20, 1944 (now abandoned).

In the said patent application Ser. No. 541,287,

there are described new anthraquinone dyestuffs corresponding to the general formula iwherein one X stands for a sulfonic acid group, the other X being a hydrogen atom and in which .the phenyl nucleus can contain substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl and carboxy, and wherein R stands for hydrogen or alkyl.

- As nionoacylphenylene diamines used for the .production of the above dyestuffs the following compounds have been mentioned in our co- I pending patent application: p-aminoacetanilide, 'm aminoacetanilide, p-aminomethylacetanilida;

z. I with aromatic amines of the general formula (JO-R wherein I wherein -Z, R andRi have the above mentioned 3 acetylamino-p-toluidine, 3-acetylamino-2z4- dimethylaniline, 2 acetylamino-4-aminobenzoic acid methyl ester, 3-acetylamino-4-chloraniline,

2 6-dimethyl-3-acetylaminoaniline.

it has now been found that compounds of the above formula, wherein acyl means an aro-" matic radical, are very valuable new anthraq e yestuffs.

Therefore, the main object of the presentinvention is a method i 01 the production of new.

anthraquinone dyestufis, this method consisting .in condensing anthraquinone compounds of the general formula v.

0 NH: 11 I wherein means halogen or a sulfo group ,Y, means halogen and Z mea hydrogen or a sulio grout 5 and 'the latteris replaced by a sulfo group in the Q usual manner.

'. general formula R means an aryl nucleus and R1 means hydrogen or alkyl,

- in the case' where means a halogen atom.

Further, the present invention is primarily directed to new anthraquinone compounds of the meanings. The new dyestuffs of the present invention dyeanimal fibres in blue shades possessing good fastness properties to light and in the moist state and difiering from the dyestufis disclosed inthe Swiss Patent 150,808 and in, the

' U. S. Patent 1,927,125 in that the former possess largely improved fulling fastness properties.

As .aroylated aromatic amino compounds used for the productionof the new dyestuffs may be enumeratedfor, instance: (1-, m1, p-benzoylaminoaniline, o m-, p-(o'-chlorobenzoy1methyl amino) -aniline, o-, m-,p- (p'ftoluyl-ethylaminol The following examples, in which the parts are by weight, illustrate the present invention with out limiting it. Of course, the quantities of amine, alkali, catalyst: and solvent may vary to alargeextent.

" -li'azampleI f 12.5mm the s odium salt of- Mammals.

anthraquinone-2zfii-disulfonic acid, 10.6 parts of en-benzoylamino-aniline,--10 parts ofsodium bicarbonate, 0.1 partofi copper bronze-and-QSpart of cuprous chloride are suspended in 200 parts of water and heated for 3 hours under stirring to 70 C. l

The condensation mass having become blue is worked up in the usual way and, after drying, a blue dyestufi powder will be obtained which dissolves in water with a vivid greenish-blue coloration. Its solution in conc. sulfuric acid is almost colorless, but on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde there occurs a change of color into blue-green.

The new dyestuif dyes wool, silk and other animal fibres as well as artificial fibreae. g. nylon, in beautiful greenish-blue shades of excellent fastness properties to light, washing, perspiration and to fulling.

A similar dyestuff will be produced, if, instead of the sodium salt of 1-amino-4-bromanthraquinone-2z6-disulfonic acid, the sodium or potassium salt of the corresponding 2:5-, 2:7- or r 2:8-disulfonic acid or any other salt .of the said acids are used. The 2 r5-isomeric compound is a green dyestufi powder.

Example 2 13 parts of the potassium salt of l-amino-lbromanthraquinone-2i8-disulfonic acid, 12 parts of p-benzoylamino-m-toluidlne, parts of sodium bicarbonate, 0.1 part of copper bronze and 0.3 part of cuprous chloride are suspended in 200 parts of water and hbafi'dlll'ldtil stirring for '3 hours to 70 C. The .condensation mass having become .blue in T color is worked up inthe usual manner, whereupon, after drying, a blue dyestufi powder vdis solving in water with a vivid blue coloration is ,pbt'ained. Its solution in conc. sulfuric acid .is almost colorless, while, on additionof .small'quantitles of paraformaldehyde, there will be produced a blue-green coloration.

The new dyestuff dyes wool, silk and other ani-- mal fibres as well as artificial fibres, such as nylon, in beautiful blue shades. The dyeings produced with this dyestufi are distinguished by a very good lightfas'tness, a very good washing and perspiration fastness and good fulling fastness.

A similar dyestuff is obtained, by using, in-

.stead of the potassium salt of 1-amin0-4-bromanthraquinone -2 8-disulfonic acid, the potassium or sodium salt of the corresponding 2:6 or

Q2z7-disulfonic acid or the free acids thereof.

Example '3 ,16 parts of the potassium salt of 1-amino-4- bromanthraquinone-Z:B-disulfonic acid, 9 parts ofp-benzoyl-methylaminoaniline, 10 parts of sodium bicarbonate, 0.1 part of copper bronze and 0.3 part of cuprous chloride are suspended .in parts of alcohol and 150 parts ofwater, whereupon the mass is heated under stirring for 6 hours up to 70 C.

The resultant blueeondensation mass is worked up in the usual manner and yields, after drying, a -blue dyestuff powder dissolving in water with a .,vivid blue coloration. When dissolved in cone. 7 su furicacid it is almost colorless, but on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde a greenblue coloration will be produced.

The new dyestufi dyes wool, silk and other animal and artificial fibres, such for example as nylon. in beautiful blue shades of excellent fastlfness properties to light, to washing and to per- ,sp'iration and of good fulling fastness properties. Ajsimilar dyestuff will be obtained, when using,

instead of the potassium salt or the l-a'minoibromanthraquinone-2:5-disulfonlc acid the corresponding 226-, 2:7- or 2:8-disulfonic acid.

Example 4 15 parts of the sodium salt of l-amino-l-bromanthraquinone-2:l-disulfonic acid, 15 parts of p-benzoyl-methylamino-m-chloraniline, .10 parts .of sodium'bicarbonate, 0.1 part of copper bronze blue dyestu-ii powder soluble in water with a vivid blue coloration will be obtained. When dissolved in conc. sulfuric acid an almost colorless solution will result, but on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde this solution becomes greenblue.

The new dyestufi dyes wool, silk and other animal fibres as well as artificial fibres, e. g. nylon, in beautiful blue shades of very good light-, wash- .ingand perspiration-fastness properties and of good fulling fastness properties.

7 A similar dyestuff can be produced, when substituting the 2:5-, 2:6- or 2:8-disulfonic acid for the sodium salt of the l-amino-l-bromanthraquinone-2 :7 -disulfonic acid.

Example 5 15 parts of the potassium salt of l-amino-ibromanthraquinone-2:5-disulfonic acid, 13 parts of m-(3'-chlorobenzoyl methylamino) aniline, 8 parts of sodium bicarbonate and 0.2 part of copper bronze are suspended in 5.0 parts of alcohol and 150 parts of water and the mass is heated under stirring for 6 hours to C.

The condensation mass having become blue is worked up in the usual way, thus producing, after drying, a blue .dyestuif powder dissolving in water with a vivid blue coloration. When .dissolvediin cone. sulfuric acid it is almost colorless, but on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde the colorless solution becomes green-blue.

Iihe new dyestufi dyes 'wool, silk and other animal as well as artificial fibres, e. g. nylon, in beautiful blue shades. The resulting dyeings are distinguished by excellent 'fastness properties to light, washing and to perspiration and by a good fulling fastness.

A similar dyestufi can be obtained, if, instead of the potassium salt of l-aminol-bromanthraquinone-2z5-disulfonic acid, the 2:6-, 2:7- or 2:8- isomeric compound is used.

Example 6 small quantities of paraformaldehyde the solu-' tion turns to green-blue.

The new dyestuif dyes wool, silk and other animal fibres as well'as artificial fibres, such as nylon, in beautiful blue shades, the, resultant dyeings being distinguished by very good nes's properties to light, to washing and to 'P' i'i Example 7 16 parts of the sodium salt of l-amino-l-bromanthraquinone-Z:7-disulfonic acid, 16 parts of p-(3'-toluyl-butylamino) -aniline, ID parts of sodium bicarbonate, 0.1 part of copper bronze and 0.3 part of cuprous chloride are suspended in 50 parts of alcohol and 150 parts of water and the mass is heated understirring for 6 hours to 70 C.

The blue condensation mass is worked up in the usual manner and gives, after drying, a blue dyestuff powder being soluble in water with a vivid blue coloration. Its solution in cone. sulfuric acid is almost colorless, but on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde" the said solution becomes green-blue.

The new dyestufi dyes wool, silk andother animal fibres as well as artificial fibres, such as for instance nylon, in beautiful blue shades. The dyeings are distinguished by very good fastness properties to light, washing and to perspiration and by good fulling fastness properties.

- A similar dyestufi will be obtained, by using, instead of the sodium salt of l-amino-l-bromanthraquinone-2z'l-disulfonic acid, the corre-v sponding 225-, 2:6- or 2:8-disulfonic acid.

' A similar dyestuff with similar properties will be obtained by substituting 18 parts; of p-[(2'-, 3'- or 4'-phenyl-benzoyl)-methyl-,-;ethyl-, propylor butylaminol-aniline for 16parts of p- (3'-toluyl-butylamino) -aniline.

Example 8 13 parts of the potassium salt of 1-amino-2z4- dibromanthraquinone-8-sulfonic acid, 13 parts of p-benzoylaminoaniline, parts of sodium bicarbonate, 0.1 part of copper bronzeand 0.3 part of cuprous chloride are suspendedin 60 parts of alcohol and 300 parts of water, whereupon the mixture is heated to 70 C. under stirring, until the mass has become blue. Then it is worked up in the usual way and subsequently treated with alkali sulfite, preferably under pressure, in order to replace the bromine atom present in 2-position by a sulfo group. In this way a -blue dyestuif powder will be obtained which dissolves in water with a vivid greenish-blue coloration. When dissolved in conc. sulfuric acid an almost colorless solution will be obtained, whichon addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde turns to blue-green.

The new dyestuif dyes wool, silkand other animal fibres as well as artificial fibres, such as for example nylon, in beautiful greenish-blue shades of very good light-, washingand perspiration fastness properties and of a good fulling fastness.

- A similar dyestuff will be obtained, if, instead of potassium-1 -amino-2 4-dibrornanthraquinone- 8-sulfonate, the potassium or sodium salt of the corresponding 5-, 6- or 7-sulfonic acid is used.

Example 9 water and heated under'stirring for 3 hours to" 70 C.

The blue'condensation mass is worked up in the usual manner, whereupon, after drying, a blue dyestuif is obtained which is soluble in water with a vivid greenish-blue coloration. The solution in com. sulfuric acid is blue-green and turns to grass-green on addition of small quantitles of paraiormaldehyde.

The new dyestufl dyes wool, silk and other animal fibres as well as artificial fibres, such as nylon, in beautiful greenish-blue shades. The dyeings are very fast to light, to washing and to perspiration and possess a satisfactory fulling iastness.

Example 10 8.4 parts of the potassium salt of 1-amino-4- bromanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 12 parts of p-benzoylamino-m-toluidine, 8 parts of sodium bicarbonate and 0.4 part of cuprous chloride are suspended in 300 parts of water and heated under stirring to 70 C. for 3 hours.

The blue condensation mass is worked up in the usual way and dried, whereupon a blue dyestuff powder is obtained which is soluble in water with a vivid blue coloration. Its solution in conc. sulfuric acid possesses a blue-green coloration, which, on addition of small quantities of parafromaldehye, turns to grass-green.

The new dyestuff dyes wool, silk and other animal as well as artificial fibres, such as e. g. nylon, in beautiful blue shades of very good fastness properties to light, to washing and to perspira- 8.4 'parts of the potassium salt of l-aminolbromanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 9 parts of pbenzoyl-methyl-amino-aniline, 10 parts of sodium bicarbonate, 0.1 part of copper bronze and 0.8 part of cuprous chloride are suspended in 50 parts of alcohol and 250 parts of water and heated, while stirring, to 70 C. for 6 hours.

The condensation mass having become blue is worked up in the usual way and dried. In this way a blue dyestuif powder is obtained which dissolves in water with a vivid blue coloration. When dissolved in conc. sulfuric acid the color of the solution is blue-green, while on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde the said color changes to grass-green.

The new dyestufi dyes wool, silk and other ani mal fibres as well as artificial fibres, e. g. nylon, in beautiful blue shades. tinguished by excellent fastness properties to light, to washing and to perspiration and by a good fulling fastness.

Example 12 8.1 parts of the sodium salt of 1-amino-4- bromanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 15 parts of;

. The blue condensation mass is worked up inthe usual way and dried, whereupon a blue'dye i stuff powder which is soluble in water with a vivid blue coloration will be obtained. Whendissolved inconc. sulfuric acid this dyestuff gives. a blue-green coloration, whereas, on'addition; of

The dyeings are 'dis- Example 13 8.4 parts of the potassium salt of l-aminoibromanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 13 parts of m-(3'-chlorobenzoyl --methylamino) aniline, 8 par-ts of sodiumbicarbonate, 0.2 part of copper bronze and 0.1 part of copper sulfateare. suspended in 50 parts of alcohol and 250 parts, of water and the mass heated, while stirring, for 6 hours to 80 C.

The blue condensation mass is worked up .in

the usual manner and gives, after drying, a blue dyestuif powder which is soluble in water with avivid blue coloration. The solution in come. sulfuric acid shows a blue-green coloration which, on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde, changes to grass-green.

' The new dyestuli dyes wool, silk and other animal fibres as well as artificial fibres, e. g. nylon, in beautiful blue shades. The dyeings are distinguished by very good fastness properties to light, to washing and to perspiration and by a good fulling fatness.

Example 14 '8.1 parts of the sodium salt of l-aminolbromanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 12 'parts of p-'-benzoylethyl-amino-aniline, parts of sodium bicarbonate and 0.3 part of copper bronze are suspended in 250 parts of water and the mass heated, while stirring, for 6 hours to 70 C.

The blue condensation mass is worked up in the usual manner and dried, whereupon a blue dyestuif powder dissolving in water with a vivid blue coloration will be obtained. When dissolved in conc. sulfuric acid, the solution becomes bluegreen and on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde this color is changed to grassgreen.

The new dyestu-ff dyes wool, silk and other animal as well as artificial fibres, such as for instance nylon, in beautiful blue shades. The produced dyeings are distinguished by excellent fastness properties to light, to washing and to perspiration and by a good fulling fastness.

Example 15 8.1 parts of the sodium salt of 1-amino-4- bromanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 16 parts of m-(3'-toluyl-butylamino) -ani]ine, 6 parts of sodium bicarbonate and 0.2 part of cuprous chloride are suspended in 50 parts of alcohol and 200 parts of Water and the mass is heated under stirring for 6 hours to 70 C.

The blue condensation mass is worked up and dried in the usual manner and gives a blue dyestufi powder which is soluble in water with-a, vivid blue coloration. Its solution in conc. sulfuric acid is blue-green and is converted to grassgreen on addition of small quantities of para-- formaldehyde.

The new dyestuif dyes W001, silk and other animal fibres as well as artificial fibres, e. g. nylon, in beautiful blue shades. The dyeings are distinguished by very good fastness properties to light, to" washing and to perspiration and by a good fulling fastness.

" Aidyes'tufi having similar properties will be ob- Example 16 7.6 parts of 1-amino-2z-dibromanthraquinone, 30 parts of p-benzoylaminoaniline, 3 parts of anhydrous potassium acetate and 0.3 part of copper sulfate are heated, while stirring, to -140 0.. until the mass has become blue Then it is worked up in the usual manner and treated with alkali sulfite, preferably under pressure, in order to replace the bromine atom present in-the 2-position, by, a sulfo group. A blue dyestufi powder is thus obtained which is soluble in water with a vivid greenish-blue coloration. Thesolution in conc. sulfuric acid is blue-green, but is converted to grass-green on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde. U

.The new dyestuff dyes wool, silk and other .animal fibres as well as artificial fibres, e. g. nylon, in;

beautiful greenish-blue shades of very good fastness properties to light, to washing and to perspiration and of a good fulling fastness.

Example 17 8.4 parts of the potassium salt of 1-amino-'4- bromanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 6 parts of 1-N-methylamino-3-aminobenzene, 4.8 parts of sodium bicarbonate and 0.3 part of cuprous chlo-' ride are suspended in 200 parts of water and, while stirring, heated for 3 hours to 70 C.

The blue condensation mass is worked up in the usual manner, then digested at 40 C. in 200 parts of water containing 6 parts of 3-chloro'- benzoylchloride, until the color of the slightly a1- kaline to neutral solution has changed to reddishblue. Thus, a bluedyestufi powder dissolving in water with a blue coloration is produced. When dissolved in conc. sulfuric acid, a blue-green solution will result, its color changing to grassgreen on addition of small quantities of paraformaldehyde.

The new dyestuff dyes wool, silk and other animal as well as artificial fibres, e. g. nylon, in beautiful blue shades. The dyeings are distinguished by excellent fastness properties to light, to Wash-- ing and to perspiration and by a good fulling fastness.

The aroylation can also be carried out by means of 3-chlorobenzoylbromide, while as solvent for the aroylation for instance pyridine can also beused.

The same dyestufi will be obtained, if 1-ainino-- 2:4-dibromanthraquinone is condensed with 1-N-" methylamino-3-aminobenzene and the reaction product is treated either before or after the aroylation with alkali sulfite, preferably under pressure. I

Example 18 15 parts of the potassium salt of l-aminol bromanthraquinone-Z:6-disulfonic acid, 10 parts" aggi,

(i st esmile;p sse s'" puu'ragsmess propertiese in t a a a v The aroylationcan be carried outa'lso by means of4-chlorobenzoylbromide' I As solvent-for the aroylation'for instance py {me i also a suitable The same dyestuff will be obtained "by condensing the potassium or sodium salt of l-amino- 2:4-dibromanthraquinone-6-sulfonic acid or the free acid thereof with l N-ethylamino-4-aminobenzene and the reaction product is treated with alkali sulfite either before or after the. ar oylation and preferablyunderpressure. 1

Similar dyestufis'can beobtained by using, instead of 1-amino-4- bromanthraquinone-2:G-disulfonic acid, the corresponding 2:5-, 2:7- or 2:8- disulfonic acid 02.; instead of-.11-.-amin o- 2: (l-di:- romanthraquinon fiesu on c ac d, the: c rre sponding 5-,;FL-or8-sulfonic -acid.. ';@=---What weclaimds: I

1. A process for the manufacture of vanewdye stuff of the anthraquinone series corresponding to the formula O NH:

Wh rein Zn'i'eans a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and su1fo,*R stands 10V wherein:Ri medstio; we; alk ;andtwhen group c 7 c y is linked to the benzene'nucleus W in 'm-position, for a member selected from thegroup consisting of lower alkyl and hydrogen and X denotes a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl-and chlorine, in the presence of an "acidbinding agent and a catalyst chosen from the group consisting of copper, cup'roiw; and copper salts, Y"

2. A process for thezmanufacture of a new dyestuif of the anthraquinone series of the following formula comprising the stepdficdndensihg a compound of the formula V wherein Y means halogenf witlithegcompound of the formula 5 for w r alkyl d, h n th group 3. A process for the manufacture of a new dye- R I stufiof the anthraquinone s'eries of thefollowinm N/ formula 1 a. g I l l v is linked to the benzene nucleusW in m-position, 'j for a member selected from the group consisting y ch of lower", alkyl and" hydrogen, and wherein X e 3 standsj'for a member selected from the group con- 55 j i I sisting"of hydrogen, methyl and chlorine, com- 5::

prising'the stepof condensing/an compound of theformula anthraquinone H N w R v comprising the step of condensing a compound of the formula wherein Y means halogenylwiththe compound of the formula I 0H;

4 zfi;; egs"fa the manufacture of a new dye- 1 1 stufi oitheanthraquinone series "of the following formula NHQ CH1 N/ 01.

eomprising the step of condensation ofa compound of the formula wherein Y means halogen, withthe compound of the formula Q /0H 7 01 N 5. A process for the manufacture of a new dyestufi of the anthraquinone seriesa of, the following formula 0 comprising. the stepiof condensing a compound formula SOgH wherein Y stands for halogen, with the compound of the formula /C H; N

6. A dyestufl of the anthraquinone series, corresponding to the formula Gk/R wherein'Z' means a member": seiectedrmm groupconsisting of hydrogen and sulfo, R standsfor lower alkyl and, when the group MGM this dyestuff being easily soluble. in; waterz-andr.

dyeing animal fibres and artificial fibresiirr heaue tiful blue shades of excellent fastness propezztiese 8. The new dyestufi of the anthraquinonesseries of the'formula SOaH this dyestuff being easily soluble in water and dyeing animalfibres and artificial fibres in beautiful'blue shades of excellent fastness properties.

9. The new dyestufi of the anthraquinone series, of the formula this dyestuff being easily soluble inwater and} dyeing animal fibres and artificial fibres-inLbeau-Y tiful blue shades of excellent fastness properties. 10. The dyestuff of the anthraquinone series of the formula SAMUEL VON ALLMEN. HANS EGGENBERGER.

(References on following page) 14 Name Date Von Allmen Oct. 25, 1932 Kalischer et a] Sept. 19, 1933 Weinand et a1 Dec. 26, 1933 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain May 13, 1940 

6. A DYESTUFF OF THE ANTHRAQUINONE SERIES, CORRESPONDING TO THE FORMULA 